Victoria University of Wellington Library
Settlers and Pioneers
Contents
Contents
Page
Preface
v
Contents
ix
Illustrations
xi
1 The Emigrant Ship
1
2 The Bush Settler
12
3 The Home in the Bush
17
4 The Pioneering Period
22
5 Auckland Settlement
27
6 Waikato Settlement
42
7 The Edge of Danger Land
53
8 The Frontier Road
63
9 A Story of Pioneer Endeavour
68
10 The King Country Railway
76
11 Taranaki Settlement
84
12 Hawke's Bay Settlement
91
13 Wellington Settlement
96
14 Tussock Plain and Mountain Pasture
101
15 The Sheepmen
108
16 Westland Past and Present
114
17 Punts and Bridges
117
18 Horses and Riders
123
19 The Smithy
127
20 The Country Doctor
132
21 The Country Parson
137
22 The Changing Times
142
A Reading List
147
Index
151